The Dance Of The Cygnets (Dance of the little Swans/Danse des petits cygnes) is a piece from Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake (Opus 20). Many of the pieces featured in Swan Lake have become famous in their own right, featuring in numerous adverts, films and “best of” classical CD compilations. Most of the titles from Swan Lake are given French title, but in this case “Danse des petits cygnes” is usually translated to either “Dance Of The Cygnets” or “Dance of the little swans.” Swan Lake was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet - premiering in 1877. By this stage in his life he was already a seasoned composer, having already written three symphonies and three operas. The premiere of Swan Lake was a minor disaster, suffering from insufficient rehearsals and lack of experienced performers. Consequently the ballet has been changed and reworked repeatedly, both by Tchaikovsky and others, including his brother, Modest. Despite all this Swan Lake is part of the standard ballet repertoire, and the Dance Of The Cygnets (Dance of the little Swans) is one of the most well known pieces of classical music today.

Level 3.5 is in the original key of F sharp minor.
All Levels below Level 3 have a simplification of the tricky demisemiquaver pattern of the second bar.
Level 1 is shorter than Level 1.5.